The Twins Did Well in Trade of Jorge López Trade (The 2nd Time)

[Shobae]

Crazy to me how people are reacting to this trade. Lemme frame this another way, the twins traded a reliever with a career ERA over 5 for a reliever with a career ERA of 3.32. It's pretty clear that Floro has not only been a quality reliever since 2018 but also is a much better pitcher than Lopez (your peripheral of choice will confirm this), who is one season wonder. Past ERA over 30 innings is completely useless for projecting future performance, so Floro's ERA shouldn't be of any concern to twins fans. He looks to be a quality middle reliever (3-3.5 ERA), something this bullpen desperately needs given how much we see Jovani "14% walk rate" Moran selling leads in the middle innings recently.  

[old nurse]

10 hours ago, twinfan said:

While I do not like Floro, I understand the deal. I think Lopez, when right, is much better. However, he is not right at this time. If he does become right in the future, this deal will bite us (IMHO). There are better fish in the sea but we have to hope that Floro can do the job. 

Lopez was right for a half of a season of a nine year  career. . 

[laloesch]

20 hours ago, wabene said:

Cano has been coming back to Earth since mid June and is currently getting clobbered. That may have been a flash in the pan. 

CLOBBERED? 

I disagree on that statement.  He's been fairly consistent all season, I don't se him as a flash in the pan.  Guy looks legit to me.

[wabene]

3 hours ago, laloesch said:

CLOBBERED? 

I disagree on that statement.  He's been fairly consistent all season, I don't se him as a flash in the pan.  Guy looks legit to me.

I looked closer and you're right, not clobbered. How ERA this month is .450 in 11 games, so he isn't doing as well, but the most runs he's given up in an outing are 2 and that was just his last time out. So he has come back to Earth some but not getting clobbered.